Oscars 2017: La La Land Incorrectly Declared Best Picture Winner

In one of the most shocking moments in Oscar history, La La Land was announced as the Best Picture winner at end of the 89th Academy Awards tonight... but it turned out to be a mistake. Moonlight had actually won the award. The mixup happened because presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were erroneously given Emma Stone's Best Actress win envelope instead of the Best Picture one, resulting in the wrong film's name being announced. The La La Land team was in the middle of giving their acceptance speeches when the error was revealed. (“We lost, by the way,” announced one La La Land producer.) Eventually, the correct envelope was shown on camera, and the team behind Moonlight took the stage. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm that tallies Oscar votes took responsibility and issued an apology. Find their statement below, as well as video of the mixup:

We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and the Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for best picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation.

Earlier in the evening, La La Land won awards for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Production Design. La La Land was nominated for 14 awards in total.